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A NEW Zealand-South African partnership has set a new world two-stand shearing record of 970 fine wool Merino lambs in nine hours in South Africa. New Zealand-born shearer Aidan Copp managed 523 lambs ...

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A New Zealander has become the first shearer to set world shearing records in three countries by establishing a new two-stand mark on Merino lambs over nine hours in South Africa overnight.